Main venue: Yuhisai Kodokan
Date: 10/25 (Sunday) – 11/7 (Saturday) 2015
10 AM – 5 PM (During the exhibition open every day)
Admission Fee: 500 Yen
Main venue special ticket: 2000 Yen (includes admission, tea service and a small gift) only available upon reservation through the website or at Kodokan.
Tea service: 1000 Yen (limited supply)
Matcha tea and special sweets chosen from the winning works
Special venue: Kyoto Takashimaya Department Store, 6th Floor Art Gallery
Date: 10/21 (Wednesday) – 10/27 (Tuesday)
10 AM – 8 PM (closes 4 PM on the last day)
Free Admission
A fresh new taste of Rimpa
With their roots stretching back to the rich culture of the Japanese imperial court and traditional tea ceremony, kyogashi (lit. Kyoto sweets) are a truly unique food, not to be found anywhere else. Each sweet, carefully created by a master craftsman, is filled with the essence of Japanese culture.
The objective of this exhibition is to learn about Rimpa through the lens of sweets, while deepening the understanding of kyogashi.
Commemorating this year's 400th anniversary of Rimpa, we have organized a public contest and received a great number of designs. We are now exhibiting the winning works.
It will be an exciting moment of seeing Rimpa through a contemporary point of view, while witnessing the birth of new kyogashi.
Come experience a whole new world of kyogashi!
■ We are displaying about 30 sweets with the theme “Nature as portrayed by Rimpa.” You can actually taste some of the chosen sweets together with matcha tea. (1000 Yen, limited supply, available at the main venue only.)
■ There will be kyogashi artisans explaining about the works at the exhibition. (Available at the main venue, 1:30 – 3:30 PM, no reservation required.)
Demonstration and talk event “Kyogashi Debate” will be held on November 2 and 4. We will explore the specific features of kyogashi through the lens of Rimpa. (Main venue, 11:00 – 12:00. Lecturer: Sugiyama Sayoko. Japanese only.) Limited to 10 participants, 3000 Yen when booked in advance, 3500 Yen on the same day.
Please make your reservation through this webpage or by phone 075-44-6662.
http://kodo-kan.com/kyogashi/
■ Special Japanese sweets “Ashite Kashi” will be available for purchase during the exhibition. (Available at the main venue, limited supply)
Special Tickets
Includes admission, tea service and a gift.
■ Ticket Details
Dates: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 – Saturday, November 7th ( open every day during the exhibition)
Time: 10 AM – 5 PM
Place: Yuhisai Kodokan
Address: 524-1 Mototsuchimikado-cho, Kamichoja-machi dori Shinmachi Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8006 Japan
Price: 2000 Yen
Includes admission (500 Yen), tea service (1000 Yen) and special Japanese sweets “Ashite Kashi.”
One ticket is valid for one person and one time entrance.
■ How to make a reservation
1. You can make a reservation through the reservation form or by telephone.
2. Please tell your name to the staff at the front desk.
3. You can pay in cash at the door.
■ Inquiry
For further questions, please contact Yuhisai Kodokan.
524-1 Mototsuchimikado-cho, Kamichoja-machi dori Shinmachi Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8006 Japan
Tel./FAX: 075-441-6662
E-mail: kyogashi@kodo-kan.com
“Kyogashi Debate” event
November 2 and 4, 11:00 – 12:00
A demonstration and talk event exploring the specific features of kyogashi through the lens of Rimpa.
Details
Date: Monday, November 2nd and Wednesday, November 4th.
Time: 11 AM – 12
Capacity: 10 participants
Price: 3000 Yen in advance, 3500 at the door.
Lecturer: Sugiyama Sayoko. (Japanese only)
Place: Yuhisai Kodokan
Address: 524-1 Mototsuchimikado-cho, Kamichoja-machi dori Shinmachi Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8006 Japan
■ How to make a reservation
1. You can make a reservation through the reservation form or by telephone.
2. Please tell your name to the staff at the front desk.
3. You can pay in cash at the door.
■ Inquiry
For further questions, please contact Yuhisai Kodokan.
524-1 Mototsuchimikado-cho, Kamichoja-machi dori Shinmachi Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8006 Japan
TEL／FAX：075-441-6662
E-mail：kyogashi@kodo-kan.com
Yuhisai Kodokan
Address: 524-1 Mototsuchimikado-cho, Kamichoja-machi dori Shinmachi Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8006 Japan
Phone: 075-441-6662
E-mail: info@kodo-kan.com
The historical Kodokan was a place of scholarship founded in 1806 by an important Edo-period Confucianist Minagawa Kien. He is said to have had some 3000 disciples.
Located on the former site of Kien's school, the present-day Kodokan was started by a group of scholars and business people in hope to revive the former establishment. We are now striving to preserve cultural heritage, while studying the beauty and spirit of traditional arts and culture such as kyogashi or tea ceremony. Kodokan has become a place where people from various background can gather to study and enjoy cultural activities.
How to get there
● 8 minutes walk from subway Karasuma Line, station Marutamachi or Imadegawa.
● From Karasuma st., turn west on Kamichoja Machi st. (North East corner of KBS Kyoto) and walk straight; Kodokan is on the north side right after the first crossroad.
● From Brighton Hotel: Walk out of the entrance and turn South, then East on the first crossroads. Kodokan is on the north side of the street.
● About 15 minutes by a taxi from Kyoto station.